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Culture-Independent Diagnosis of Bacterial and Fungal DNA in Blood, Other Body Fluids and Tissues

Culture-independent, CE IVD-marked diagnosis of pathogens of 200 bacterial and 65 fungal genera in tissue biopsies, blood and other body fluids more

News Fungi

• Aviation safety: Rapid test for harmful microbes in kerosene developed
  

  Fuels such as kerosene or diesel can be contaminated by fungi or bacteria. The microorganisms settle in the liquid itself, on the inner walls of tanks and pipes or in fuel filters and feed on carbon atoms. Since the fungi and bacteria multiply well in this environment, they can form a streaky biofil more

• Antibiotics affect balance of intestinal microbiome
  

  Treatment with antibiotics has a lasting effect on the microbiome in the digestive system. While the bacterial flora is largely regenerated within 30 to 90 days after drug treatment, its interaction with resident fungi changes. In a combination of bioinformatic analyses and laboratory experiments, a more

• Producing leather-like materials from fungi
  

  Leather is used as a durable and flexible material in many aspects of everyday life including furniture and clothing. Leather substitutes derived from fungi are considered to be an ethical and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional bovine leather. An international team led by material c more

Infographics Fungi

A Brief Summary of Disinfectants & Antiseptics

Ever wondered what compounds help kitchen cleaners keep your kitchen surfaces bacteria free? Or about the compounds that help antiseptic creams do their job? In this graphic, we take a look at some of the compounds used for antisepsis and disinfection, and where they’re commonly used. more

Publications Fungi

• Duplication of a Pks gene cluster and subsequent functional diversification facilitate environmental adaptation in Metarhizium species

  by Guohong Zeng, Peng Zhang, Qiangqiang Zhang, Hong Zhao, Zixin Li, Xing Zhang, Chengshu Wang, Wen-Bing Yin, Weiguo Fang The ecological importance of the duplication and diversification of gene clusters that synthesize secondary metabolites in fungi remains poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate more

• Marine Drugs, Vol. 16, Pages 223: Elucidation of the Relationship between CD Cotton Effects and the Absolute Configuration of Sixteen Stereoisomers of Spiroheterocyclic-Lactams

  Marine Drugs, Vol. 16, Pages 223: Elucidation of the Relationship between CD Cotton Effects and the Absolute Configuration of Sixteen Stereoisomers of Spiroheterocyclic-Lactams Marine Drugs doi: 10.3390/md16070223 Authors: Takeshi Yamada Tetsuya Kajimoto Takashi Kikuchi Reiko Tanaka more

• Marine Drugs, Vol. 16, Pages 221: Seaweed Extract (Stella Maris®) Activates Innate Immune Responses in Arabidopsis thaliana and Protects Host against Bacterial Pathogens

  Marine Drugs, Vol. 16, Pages 221: Seaweed Extract (Stella Maris®) Activates Innate Immune Responses in Arabidopsis thaliana and Protects Host against Bacterial Pathogens Marine Drugs doi: 10.3390/md16070221 Authors: Jamie Cook Janie Zhang Jeff Norrie Bachar Blal Zhenyu Cheng I more